Praia Brava surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 04 May 2026 -03
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Praia Brava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia Brava sea temperature is
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 2AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Praia Brava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2123
2395
2856
3975
4528
4132
3461
3012
2474
2033
1617
1402
1034
875
771
653
522
425
344
339
276
213
160
157
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:04PM0.98m
3:34AM0.90m
4:41PM0.92m
4:06AM0.87m
5:26PM0.86m
4:47AM0.83m
Low Tide
10:19PM0.38m
10:25AM0.13m
10:59PM0.44m
11:11AM0.19m
11:50PM0.49m
12:09PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
24
23
22
22
23
24
24
20
20
18
18
18
18
19
21
20
21
20
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
2123
2395
2856
3975
4528
4132
3461
3012
2474
2033
1617
1402
1034
875
771
653
522
425
344
339
276
213
160
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.4
S
18
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
40
40
39
1238
37
23
23
22
21
60
83
80
86
86
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
E
5
Energy kJ
61
67
86
15
28
28
25
20
85
5
100
120
138
108
114
86
128
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
60
20
20
26
47
45
70
70
60
60
4
4
14
48
70
14
60
14
20
20
60
60
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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